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  • 1Doktorandin, Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen, Seminar für Neuere Geschichte, Wilhelmstr. 36, D-, 72074, Tübingen.

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|October 6, 2020
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Summary

Navigating officers in the Royal Navy used writing extensively to create hydrographic knowledge, bridging practical experience with scientific engagement during the long eighteenth century.

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Area of Science:

  • Maritime History
  • History of Science
  • Naval Studies

Context:

  • Masters (navigating officers) of the Royal Navy are often perceived as practical, not scholarly.
  • Their professional duties heavily involved the creation and use of written documents.
  • The long eighteenth century saw significant developments in naval practices and scientific communication.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the writing practices of Royal Navy masters.
  • To investigate the connection between these practices and the production of hydrographic knowledge.
  • To assess the extent to which masters' literary methods aligned with contemporary learned culture.
  • To understand how these practices facilitated masters' entry into the scientific community.

Summary:

  • This article explores the significant role of textual production and literary practices in the work of Royal Navy masters during the long eighteenth century.
Keywords:
HydrographieMasters (Navigationsoffiziere)NavigationRoyal NavySchriftlichkeitspraktikenVermessung der WeltWissensproduktiongelehrte Netzwerkehydrographylearned networksmasters (navigating officers)measuring the worldnavigationproduction of knowledgewriting practices

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  • It demonstrates that despite their reputation for practical expertise, masters were deeply engaged in creating and utilizing texts for hydrographic knowledge.
  • The study examines the similarities between masters' writing methods and those of established scholarly circles, highlighting their efforts to integrate into the scientific discourse.

    • Impact:

    • Reveals the crucial, yet often overlooked, contribution of naval officers' writing to the advancement of hydrographic science.
    • Challenges traditional views by highlighting the intellectual and literary engagement of maritime professionals.
    • Provides insights into the mechanisms by which practical knowledge and scientific communities interacted historically.